Edinburgh Stop the War is contributing a meeting to the Edinburgh World Justice Festival on 17 October.  See graphic for details and for events organised by Edinburgh CND and SWILPF.  You can download the full EWJF programme here. Continue reading War and refugees

Saturday 6 August is the 71st anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.  There are commemoration events around Scotland: Aberdeen Aug 6th, Union Terrace Gardens in Aberdeen at 2.00pm. Please bring flowers, candles or a musical instrument. Ayrshire Aug 6th, 10.30am – 11.30am in Bridgegate, Irvine Aug 6th, 12 noon – 1pm at the Cross, Kilmarnock Aug 7th, 1pm – 2pm at … Continue reading Remember Hiroshima

The Iraq War Families Campaign Group, which represents the families of the 179 servicemen and women killed in the conflict, is seeking to hold to account those responsible for the war and the deaths of their family members. Their intention is to deter state officials from ever again abusing their positions with such tragic and far-reaching consequences. They have estimated that they will require £50,000 … Continue reading Legal action to hold Tony Blair accountable

Scottish Scrap Trident Coalition Press release: 5th July 2016 Scottish anti-Trident campaigners have reacted strongly to the call by Tory leadership candidate Theresa May for David Cameron to arrange an early Commons vote on Trident renewal. Speaking for Scrap Trident Coalition, the umbrella group for a wide-ranging group of Scottish organisations and parties[1] that oppose nuclear weapons, David Mackenzie said: “There’s a transparent cynicism here. … Continue reading Anger at May’s Call for a Trident Vote

On July 1 at 5pm at the Dewar’s statue on Buchanan Street in Glasgow city centre, the Scottish Peace Network is holding a centenary event to remember the disaster of the battle of the Somme. We will have a short speech on the historical context and a reading of poems to start and then a time for everyone attending to give their thoughts on war … Continue reading Remembering the Somme

After a seven year wait the Chilcot Report is finally going to be published on July 6th. Despite its astounding length (2.3 million words) it is highly likely that it will fall short of an outright condemnation of the Iraq war and fail to apportion blame to those who were truly responsible for the catastrophe. In Edinburgh – assemble on the 6th July, 6pm by … Continue reading Protest – Blair is a war criminal

The Truth About Trident by Tim Wallis Edinburgh Launch Quaker meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh Friday 17 June 6.00–7.30pm All welcome. Entry is free. If you wish to reserve a place, please go to https://truthabouttrident.eventbrite.co.uk The UK is one of nine states possessing nuclear weapons. Renewal of the Trident programme would extend Britain’s commitment to nuclear ‘deterrence’ well into the second half of this … Continue reading Launch of The Truth About Trident

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A meeting is being organised in the Scottish CND office at 77 Southpark Avenue Glasgow G12 8 LE on Monday May 30th at 630pm. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the setting up of a Scrap Trident Trade Union Network which will make the case for scrapping Trident within the Trade Union movement. Any trade union member who is interested is welcome to … Continue reading Scrap Trident – trade union group

Scottish Peace Network vigil to protest the bombing of Iraq and Syria and to oppose all forms of militarism, including the renewal of Trident.  Wednesday May 25, 5-6pm Donald Dewar Statue, Buchanan Street Continue reading Glasgow Vigil: May 25